meaty

Everyday

1. Full of meat or tasting of meat: «a meaty stew». tree →
2. Big, thick and strong: «meaty arms». tree →
3. Full of interesting, important ideas: «a meaty book». tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life it describes food: meaty sauces, meaty dog food. In stories it describes a big, strong person or animal. In school talk, «a meaty question» is a hard, interesting one. Phrases: «meaty flavour», «a meaty bone».

Examples

• The dog chewed a meaty bone. tree →
• Dad made a meaty pasta sauce. tree →
• The mushrooms had a meaty taste. tree →
• The wrestler had big meaty hands. tree →
• This is a meaty chapter with lots of facts. tree →
• Vegetarians can eat meaty-tasting burgers made from beans. tree →

Note

Comparatives: meatier, meatiest. Cooked bones can splinter and hurt dogs; ask an adult before giving bones.